Early on, McCarthy asked Wolfert if she wanted a “raw folk feel” to her album or seek out extra talent. She decided on the latter approach.

“I thought if we have the opportunity to include all these musicians that's what I would like to do,” she said in a recent interview.

“It's a rare opportunity to really make it the best it can be. It totally exceeded my expectations. I'm just so in awe of it. It's so amazing.”

There's plenty of different sounds accompanying her vocals and lyrics. The title track is “jazzy.” Hey, Mabel is “very, very gentle” and “symphonic.” Heute is the very first song Wolfert ever wrote. It dates back to circa 1978-1979.

“It's not just one particular sound. It changes constantly. Every song is different. I surprised myself,” she said.

“With Rusty's arrangements, and his production, it turned out to be a really beautiful mix of instrumentation, rhythm and just feel.”

Moonstone was recorded at McCarthy's studio over the past year with work wrapping up in July.

“The time seemed right,” said Wolfert of finally recording her music.

“I realized this is it. I've got to do this.”

But this isn't the end of Wolfert's musical journey. The mother of two, who was with The Wailing Aztecs when It's Only Human was released in 1997, is already making plans to record a follow-up disc.